The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-30
OUR MINERAL OUTPUT.

atAtement of the IMMORAL Production OF
the Country for the Year 1880, Collated
from the Report of the United states
Geological Survey-SOmo Tall Figures.
WASHINGTON, July 25-The following
statement of the mineral productions Of
the United States in the calendar year
1880, is ISSUED by tho United States
Geological Survey, in advance Of report
on mineral resources OF tho United
States, prepared by David I. Day. chief
Of the DIVISION of mining statistics and
technology. Notably Increased produc-
ton and also an increase in value have
been the general characteristics OF the.
mineral industries during 1876,
The total value of the mineral products
increased from roundly 1928 900, 900 in
1855, to tiS5, 0)O, 900 in 1885. The important
factor in this gain of S37,0O0,00D was the
inc eased production OF pig iron from
L044,525 10 g tons in 1885 to 5,6SS $40 long
tons in 1886, and an appreciation Of seven
iy-hve cents in the average va ne per ton
making total gain of $50, 4S, 800 in this
industry alone.
The condition of the principal indus
tries is summarized as follows:
Iron-The principal statistics fer 1885
were: Domestic iron ore consumed, TO-
r0l COO long tons; value az mines, t2S Co.,
COO Imported iron ore consumed /, O39 4SS
long tons; total iron ore consumed H.
C39, 43S long tons. Pig iron made, $685.
$50 long tons, an increase OF 1,63S, sos
tons as compared with 1886; value at fur
mace sos, 1875, 100 or $50, 4S9 800 more than in
1885. Total spot value of all iron and
steel in the first stage of manufacture,
excluding all Implications, Sl43 500 0J0 an
increase of $40 800, 600 as compared with
1885.
Gold and silver-The total value of gold
produced in 1886 was SIS 000, 600, an in
crease of So, $4,000 over 1885 The pro-
duction Of silver decreased from $5l, 600,-
900 In 1885, to $51 0,0 900 in 1856,
Copper The pre- duction in 1886, includ
ing 1850, 900 pounds from imported py-
rites, amounted to 60,67S, 0Sl pounds,
valued at SIG. 469, 509 a decrease Of 10, 294,-
526 pounds and $l,8 3,4 6 in value from
! 1885 The average price Of copper in 1885
! declined to 10% cents per pound.
Lead-The total production increased
to 1869 tons in 1886. valued at Sl2,6H,-
| no In 1885 the production was 129, 4l9
tons, valued at so, 400 431.
Quicksilver-In 1885 the productions in
California was 299Sl TASKS, or 1921, 547
pounds, valued at 100000 This is a de-
crease Of 1909 TASKS, but the total value
shows an increase of SSl,Sl1, due to an in
crease in price of s. so per flask. Utah
produced eighty-seven TASKS Of quick
silver in addition to the above.
Coal-The total production Of all kinds
Of coal in 1886, exclusive of that con.
sumed at the mines was 107, $50 800 short
tons, valued at $l47, 112, 755 at the mines.
This may be divided into Pennsylvania
anthracite, 80 696,475 tons, v lued at ST.
SoS, ls6; all other Goals, including bitumi-
nous, brown coal, Ignite and small lots
of anthracite produced in Arkansas and
Colorado, 20, 9S5, 794 short tons, valued at
t75,554 $50
The total production, including colliery
consumption. was: Pennsylvania anthra-
cite, 80, 03j, 446 short tons; all other Goals,
70 707, 957 short tons, making the total abb
solute production Of all Goals in the
United States 2,743, 4O3 short tons, val.
ued as follows: Anthracite, SIC, 49, 1870;
bituminons, SIS, 49,, O56; total value, $154,
900, 176. The total production Of all kinds
of coal shows net gain Of /, 7S5 SS1 short
tons, compared with 1885, tut loss in
spot value of.A, 4l9 400.
| bOAdl pTOuuCbAOn was
%, ITO, 115 barrels of 40 gallons each, Of
which the Pennsylvania and New York
fields produced 25, 79S.O00 barrels. The
, total value at an average of 7lH cents,
the average value of the Pen sylvania
and New York petroleum, was $50 0.S 49,
The production showed an increase of
6,s6S,t4 barrels over the production Of
1876
Bricks and Tle-Value S3S SOC, 600 This
value represents an increase of ten per
cent over last year. The increase in
production was slightly greater than ten
per cent; there was some falling off in
value during part Of the year.
Salt-The total production increased
TO3S 653 barrels of $50 pounds each, in
1885, to 1901 0S1 barrels in 1885, The total
value in 1885 was "a, 796, 5S4, and in lSS5
s4,S25, 345